Recent Comments

1. over 9 years ago on Inspector Danger's Crime Quiz

   @ingelil Still obstructions, runway length, noise abatement, other traffic, all these things and more go into runway selection. As a pilot I would always try to choose the prevailing runway but if the situation prevents that I land on the safest runway available.

2. over 9 years ago on Inspector Danger's Crime Quiz

   This is not always true. You generally want to land against the wind but at some airports this is not always possible. Especially if they have a single runway and mountains at one end. There may other restriction that require landing or take off with the wind.

3. over 12 years ago on Ripley's Believe It or Not

   Living in Springfield Illinois I didn’t believe it until I checked it out and its true.